Imaging of Pleural Effusions Initial imaging of pleural effusions is usually accomplished with a chest radiograph. Adjunctive measures include computed tomography (CT) of the chest and ...

Because the pleural effusions were uneven and there was no history or clinical evidence of cardiac, liver or renal failure, thoracentesis was performed. Milky off-white to yellow fluid was aspirated ...

False negative rates were 30.3% for IA-ANPB and 3.1% for MT in pleural effusion alone, and were 11.9% and 4.7%, respectively, in pleural effusion with pleural thickening or lesions.

Pleural effusions complicate end-stage liver disease in 5% of patients. [5,6] Effusions (defined as 500 mL or more of fluid within the pleural space) are typically right-sided. [7,8] No ...

Dr. Shepard: High-resolution chest CT (Figure 1E and 1F) revealed persistent bilateral solid lung nodules with surrounding ground-glass opacities and a small pleural effusion in the right lung.

More information: Yan Li et al, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Role of Chest CT in Diagnosis and Management, American Journal of Roentgenology (2020). DOI: 10.2214/AJR.20.22954 Journal ...

CT of the thorax and pelvis demonstrated a 1.6 cm soft tissue mass within the lower lobe of the left lung with a moderate-sized pleural effusion (Figure 3a), as well as a diffusely thickened ...